Alfoodo
a year ago
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EditedNot recommended
The existing positive reviews already had a tone which suggested we should read it with lowered expectations and to wait till chapter 15 but my god is the writing for this novel bad, genuinly revolting to read. I couldn't get past chapter 4, it's the type of novel you would find on Webnovel as opposed to Wuxia-World.
Just within these four chapters i have Enough complaints to write an entire review, and I hope it will save the 20m of anyone who isn't interested in this content. Spoiler warning.
Spoiler Warning.
Within the first chapter:
The kid gets described as crying when his sister dies, "tears flowed freely", escaping his control. then literally half a chapter later it states he didnt. "The boy had not shown any particular emotions when he found his sister dead, yet he had angrily argued with the Zhao Estate servant who tried to withhold his money."
Chapter 2:
A BLIND malnourished, frostbitten 6-year-old kills an angry drunk adult man with a machete. I don't think the author understands the size difference between an adult and a six-year old, let alone a malnourished frosbitten one.
Mc's future master is watching all of this while drinking tea and says, “This was his fate. Even with me present, he would not have been able to change this fate.” Which is the biggest piece of bullshitery i've ever read, ever, across Wuxia World, mountain cleaving, nascent soul killing power but saving a sick mortal and killing a drunk man a blind, malnourished, six year old could kill is impossible? Makes sense doesn't it.
All of his family dead, no character development, just a gimmick to gain some quick sympathy for the mc, which really gets diluted by his master's bullshitery and him miraculously killing an adult with a machete despite the aforementioned reasons which would make such an act impossible.
Chapter 3:
Starts off by stating he carries around a coin on his neck to remember his mother and sister who died for those coins, and then within the same chapter introduces his cultivation method, which is just a classic list of wise sayings sutra which the author probably copied and pasted from somewhere, the first line stating "With a clear heart, even a speck of dust can be seen. When there is no attachment in your mind, you will find clarity."
Completely ignoring the fact the beginning of the chapter started with the coin symbolising the mc's attachment to his deceased family. Wow, truly insightful writing.
Also in chapter 3,
The main gimmick of the novel, the Mc's Blindness, gets cured.
That's right, by the third chapter, the biggest obstacle for the mc, his blindness gets cured by cultivating to the first mentioned realm, by cultivating the sutra/manuel which he clearly does not follow the rules for either.
I should also mention, the mc's master also states "With such talent, he will be a great prodigy the world has never seen before.”
Some other minor annoying details,
as soon as his eyes get semi-fixed (he can only see black and white now, not colour yet), first thing he does is flirt with a village girl, and beat up some chump who's upset the girl likes the mc. This half the chapter just felt like a nothing-burger, not much to learn or gain from it, besides the introduction of 2 uninteresting characters.
No tension, no build up, no mildly interesting characters or lore, nothing, it was by this point I started questioning what's the point in continuing, but just wait, the most egregious is yet to come.
Chapter 4:
Starts of very slice of lifey, quite boring but I don't mind, happily reading until I hear a grating noise. "Suddenly, Meng Wanshu heard cries of panic and surprise from the street behind her.
She saw a young man with skin as smooth as jade. He wore luxurious white-blue robes and flapped his paper fan slowly, arrogance shining in his eyes."
Anyone care to guess the plot?
Not only does he basically young master all over the place, he then tries raping the 13 year old (Meng Wanshu), before the heroic mc who's conveniently there can appear and save her, thou I didn't read long enough to find out whether she gets added to his harem or not since I firmly exited the tab after reading the way this young master tried to capture her, essentially, they paid a begger to stall the girl on the way home, before forcing a jade bangle onto the girls hand, where the young master shows up with his goons, with the cold entrance line.
Main Goon (Gao San): “Hahaha! Mother, is that the wife you found for me?”
'Gou San walked up to her, and his eyes darted greedily to her chest.'
Beggar:“This young lady promised to marry into our family, and she even accepted our family heirloom. But now, she has changed her mind…”
Goon A: “Kids these days… She has already agreed to it, so how could she change her mind?”.
The girl breaks the bangle as she can't remove it.
Gou San: “That jade bangle was worth three hundred taels of silver. Either you pay up, or you become my wife!”
Gou San: “Hehe, this little bitch is quite a spicy one. Come, my brothers! Take her away!”
She fights back and punches Gou San.
Gou San: Licking away the blood on his lips, he said coldly, “You bitch… Just you wait! Once Young Master is finished with you, I’ll have my turn! Take her away!”
Quite frankly, why would I want to read such generic tropey garbage?
Feel free to say I judged too early, and the novel magically becomes a 10/10 after 300 chapters, but count me out, I strongly believe the introduction is the most important section for any novel, if i'm reading a novel which thoroughly disgusts me, then I either have too much time on my hands or im a masochist..
Just within these four chapters i have Enough complaints to write an entire review, and I hope it will save the 20m of anyone who isn't interested in this content. Spoiler warning.
Spoiler Warning.
Within the first chapter:
The kid gets described as crying when his sister dies, "tears flowed freely", escaping his control. then literally half a chapter later it states he didnt. "The boy had not shown any particular emotions when he found his sister dead, yet he had angrily argued with the Zhao Estate servant who tried to withhold his money."
Chapter 2:
A BLIND malnourished, frostbitten 6-year-old kills an angry drunk adult man with a machete. I don't think the author understands the size difference between an adult and a six-year old, let alone a malnourished frosbitten one.
Mc's future master is watching all of this while drinking tea and says, “This was his fate. Even with me present, he would not have been able to change this fate.” Which is the biggest piece of bullshitery i've ever read, ever, across Wuxia World, mountain cleaving, nascent soul killing power but saving a sick mortal and killing a drunk man a blind, malnourished, six year old could kill is impossible? Makes sense doesn't it.
All of his family dead, no character development, just a gimmick to gain some quick sympathy for the mc, which really gets diluted by his master's bullshitery and him miraculously killing an adult with a machete despite the aforementioned reasons which would make such an act impossible.
Chapter 3:
Starts off by stating he carries around a coin on his neck to remember his mother and sister who died for those coins, and then within the same chapter introduces his cultivation method, which is just a classic list of wise sayings sutra which the author probably copied and pasted from somewhere, the first line stating "With a clear heart, even a speck of dust can be seen. When there is no attachment in your mind, you will find clarity."
Completely ignoring the fact the beginning of the chapter started with the coin symbolising the mc's attachment to his deceased family. Wow, truly insightful writing.
Also in chapter 3,
The main gimmick of the novel, the Mc's Blindness, gets cured.
That's right, by the third chapter, the biggest obstacle for the mc, his blindness gets cured by cultivating to the first mentioned realm, by cultivating the sutra/manuel which he clearly does not follow the rules for either.
I should also mention, the mc's master also states "With such talent, he will be a great prodigy the world has never seen before.”
Some other minor annoying details,
as soon as his eyes get semi-fixed (he can only see black and white now, not colour yet), first thing he does is flirt with a village girl, and beat up some chump who's upset the girl likes the mc. This half the chapter just felt like a nothing-burger, not much to learn or gain from it, besides the introduction of 2 uninteresting characters.
No tension, no build up, no mildly interesting characters or lore, nothing, it was by this point I started questioning what's the point in continuing, but just wait, the most egregious is yet to come.
Chapter 4:
Starts of very slice of lifey, quite boring but I don't mind, happily reading until I hear a grating noise. "Suddenly, Meng Wanshu heard cries of panic and surprise from the street behind her.
She saw a young man with skin as smooth as jade. He wore luxurious white-blue robes and flapped his paper fan slowly, arrogance shining in his eyes."
Anyone care to guess the plot?
Not only does he basically young master all over the place, he then tries raping the 13 year old (Meng Wanshu), before the heroic mc who's conveniently there can appear and save her, thou I didn't read long enough to find out whether she gets added to his harem or not since I firmly exited the tab after reading the way this young master tried to capture her, essentially, they paid a begger to stall the girl on the way home, before forcing a jade bangle onto the girls hand, where the young master shows up with his goons, with the cold entrance line.
Main Goon (Gao San): “Hahaha! Mother, is that the wife you found for me?”
'Gou San walked up to her, and his eyes darted greedily to her chest.'
Beggar:“This young lady promised to marry into our family, and she even accepted our family heirloom. But now, she has changed her mind…”
Goon A: “Kids these days… She has already agreed to it, so how could she change her mind?”.
The girl breaks the bangle as she can't remove it.
Gou San: “That jade bangle was worth three hundred taels of silver. Either you pay up, or you become my wife!”
Gou San: “Hehe, this little bitch is quite a spicy one. Come, my brothers! Take her away!”
She fights back and punches Gou San.
Gou San: Licking away the blood on his lips, he said coldly, “You bitch… Just you wait! Once Young Master is finished with you, I’ll have my turn! Take her away!”
Quite frankly, why would I want to read such generic tropey garbage?
Feel free to say I judged too early, and the novel magically becomes a 10/10 after 300 chapters, but count me out, I strongly believe the introduction is the most important section for any novel, if i'm reading a novel which thoroughly disgusts me, then I either have too much time on my hands or im a masochist..